By now you have had some time to practice cutting inside and outside corners. While getting nice sharp corners is really important to your scroll working, one of the signatures of traditional fretwork pieces are the graceful curves and swirls that you are able to cut with the scroll saw.
In Victorian times, fretwork was cut either by hand or by using foot powered pedal saws. It was a delicate and painstaking process and took years of practice to master and accomplish.
With the intr...

Here’s how it went.
Detail of the two part base.Gluing on the bleached corner post.All the solid wood parts are bleached. The plywood is not bleached, it would be too light.View of the insideThe two top pieces are the base molding. The two bottom pieces are the top molding.
More bleached components.
Everything on this cart has been bleached.
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When I was slabbing it you could definately smell the walnut but it was different from the Claro and English.
These have great dark black lines that are marbled. Beautiful white sap wood and hart wood.
These are pics of some of the slabs.
Cutting Wood Is A Blast!!!

We have just invested in a Legacy Artisan 5 axis Milling Machine. Still learning learning it but it is fairly easy.
The working deck is 72” x 24” and has the ability to turn tapered spindles.It is fun!

I am a little slow out of the gate today, but it wasn’t without purpose. Yesterday was a very full day and I accomplished a lot. My early start paid off and although I thought that by the middle of the afternoon I would have a bit of a letdown and get tired, that didn’t really happy. I didn’t start cutting until late afternoon and finished up around ten. Even after that I was still excited about the project and got some of the general sanding done on it and the first coa...

There is something about polar animals that enchant me. I don’t know what it is. I have always looked at them as creatures of great beauty. It strikes me as odd because as a painter, I am quite fond of color. I love painting wildlife and big cats and playing with the shading and tones and making them look realistic. Most of the Arctic animals are various shades of white and grey. You would think that would bore me. However, I did once paint a snow leopard in greyscale and it was ...

I am considering entering my forst craft show this fall. As I have now been scrolling about a year I think I have enought experence and patterns to do ne successfully. Here is a general plan and outline of what I have thought of so far – however add and correct as youmay wish.
1. Number of items to take – I am consiidering the following 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 60 ???
2. Types of itmes to take – looking at a varity of items to reach all types of persons attending.
3. Pric...